100 Movies is a Lot of Movies

This blog post was originally written in October 2022.

Alright, everyone! The hundred movies are over, and it's been a wild ride. Thanks again to all of you who read my reviews- I feel like I learned a lot about horror cinema this year, and although this was a LOT of time and work (seriously, you try setting aside like three hundred hours of next year and see how it goes) I'm still glad I did it. Instead of reviewing a movie today, I'm sort of going to be reviewing some highlights of the Bucket List as a whole. 

To look back at this year of horror, I've come up with a few categories I'm going to use to pick some of the movies I've watched. It's not an exhaustive list, of course- if you have any ideas for more categories for me to assess, reply down below and I'll pick the movie/s that fits the best!

Favorite Movie: The Cabin in the Woods (2011). It's just such a fun movie, and I'll never get sick of it.

Least Favorite Movie: Werckmeister Harmonies (2001). It was such a waste of time. No other movie has made me as angry as this one (though a couple came close).

Most Unexpected Like: Dead of Night (1945). It was in the midst of a bunch of unimpressive entries, and the anthology format really came together in a fantastically scary conclusion.

Most Unexpected Dislike: Most of the classic films really shocked me at how little I liked them (compared to how much praise they get from film buffs), so if I had to pick one I'd say The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). It just missed so many marks set up by the previous film.

Most Likely to Watch Again: I feel like it's cheating to say Midsommar (2019), because it's my wife's favorite movie and she'll definitely make me watch it again. But aside from that, I really want to watch Upgrade (2018) again!

Best Example of Horror: Hereditary (2018) is probably the scariest movie on this list!

Worst Example of Horror: Gotta be Room 237 (2013), right? It's a documentary about people's fan theories. If not that, maybe Eraserhead (1977), which wasn't horror and wasn't even interesting once the metaphor fell away.

Most Brutal Movie: The Loved Ones (2012) made me the most squeamish. A lot of these movies had intense torture scenes but none of them were as visceral as that.

Least Brutal Movie: Maybe Dracula (1931)? The only killing happens off-screen, if I recall.

So that's that. And since I've made a lot of comments about how this list feels like it was put together by an AI or a group of people that didn't communicate, I decided a fun exercise would be to put together my own 100-movie Bucket List! I don't expect anybody to watch all of them (though please let me know if you do!) but it was fun nonetheless, and I recommend each of you try to put together a list of 100 movies you think everyone should see!

This list is not in any particular order, and I tried to only choose one movie from any given franchise (though I broke that rule a couple times). I also tried not to include any So-Bad-It's-Good movies (again, a couple snuck through) because I feel like that could be its own list.

Anyway, to cap off Halloween 2022, here's Gabe's New 100 Bucket List Horror Films: Chosen By Gabe!

1. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

2. Dead Silence (2007)

3. Cube (1997)

4. Circle (2015)

5. Triangle (2009)

6. A Perfect Getaway (2009)

7. Oculus (2013)

8. You're Next (2011)

9. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

10. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

11. House of Wax (2005)

12. The Shining (1980)

13. Arachnophobia (1990)

14. Evil Dead (2013)

15. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)

16. Sleepaway Camp (1983)

17. Would You Rather (2012)

18. Return of the Living Dead (1985)

19. Halloween (2018)

20. House (1985)

21. The Sixth Sense (1999)

22. Witchouse (1999)

23. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

24. Upgrade (2018)

25. Hush (2016)

26. 1408 (2007)

27. Get Out (2017)

28. Host (2020)

29. Hereditary (2018)

30. Midsommar: Director's Cut (2019)

31. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

32. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

33. The Thing (1982)

34. The Terminator (1984)

35. Alien (1979)

36. Hellraiser (1987)

37. Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)

38. Willy's Wonderland (2021)

39. Interview with a Vampire (1994)

40. The Vast of Night (2019)

41. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

42. The Others (2001)

43. Vacancy (2007)

44. Trick 'r Treat (2007)

45. Happy Death Day (2017)

46. Troll 2 (1990)

47. Train to Busan (2016)

48. Ready or Not (2019)

49. It Follows (2014)

50. Scream (1996)

51. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

52. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

53. The Black Phone (2021)

54. Unfriended (2014)

55. Poltergeist (1982)

56. Paranormal Activity (2007)

57. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

58. Hellfest (2018)

59. Hostel (2005)

60. Saw (2004)

61. 30 Days of Night (2007)

62. The Faculty (1998)

63. Scary Movie 2 (2001)

64. The Platform (2019)

65. The Mist (2007)

66. Hocus Pocus (1993)

67. +1 (2013)

68. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

69. In the Tall Grass (2019)

70. Orphan (2009)

71. Insidious (2010)

72. The Conjuring (2013)

73. Sinister (2012)

74. The Invitation (2015)

75. Murder Party (2007)

76. Event Horizon (1997)

77. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

78. The Wicker Man (1973)

79. Misery (1990)

80. The Ruins (2008)

81. Perfect Blue (1997)

82. Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

83. The Strangers (2008)

84. The VVitch (2015)

85. The Gingerdead Man (2005)

86. Drag Me to Hell (2009)

87. Psycho (1960)

88. Final Destination (2000)

89. Children of the Corn (1984)

90. Dead Alive (1992)

91. Cabin Fever (2002)

92. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

93. The Ring (2002)

94. The Belko Experiment (2016)

95. Vivarium (2019)

96. The Last Exorcism (2010)

97. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

98. Escape Room (2019)

99. Pet Sematary (1989)

100. The Boy (2016)

If you watch any of these movies at my recommendation, or if you make a list of your own 100 horror films, I would love to hear about it!